Inspired by [this][1] question, and I don't know much about insider trading beyond it.

The title pretty much says it all. Let's say I make software that picks up on patterns of insider trading. (For example, short sales that happen just before big news comes out that causes people to trade). I use this software to identify insider trades and make the same trades. Have I committed a crime?


  [1]: https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/55405/what-is-insider-trading-exactly "this"